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| | ;[[:Category:Galerida|Galerida]] modesta | | ;[[:Category:Galerida|Galerida]] modesta |
| - | [[Image:Sun_Lark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by jc122463 | + | [[Image:Sun_Lark.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by {{user|jc122463|jc122463}} <br />[[Cameroon]], February 2008]] |
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| | ==Identification== | | ==Identification== |
| | Length 14-15 cm. A medium-sized lark with a dark, streaked back and heavily streaked breast; shows rufous in the wing when in flight. ''Bold, creamy supercilia meet on the nape'', isolating the streaked cap. Short crest, frequently raised. | | Length 14-15 cm. A medium-sized lark with a dark, streaked back and heavily streaked breast; shows rufous in the wing when in flight. ''Bold, creamy supercilia meet on the nape'', isolating the streaked cap. Short crest, frequently raised. |
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- Galerida modesta
[edit] Identification
Length 14-15 cm. A medium-sized lark with a dark, streaked back and heavily streaked breast; shows rufous in the wing when in flight. Bold, creamy supercilia meet on the nape, isolating the streaked cap. Short crest, frequently raised.
[edit] Distribution
Africa: Senegambia to southern Sudan and northern Uganda.
[edit] Taxonomy
Galerida modesta has four subspecies:[1]
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[edit] Habitat
Dry grassland, open savanna and cultivated lands.
[edit] Behaviour
[edit] References
- Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
- Sinclair, I and P Ryan. 2003. Birds of Africa South of the Sahara. Princeton: Princeton Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0691118154
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